Chapter 327 Falling into the Water
"Aru!"
When Hang Li subconsciously wanted to catch up with Tang Ning, he heard her voice and turned around to see Xue Ru being knocked to the ground.
The people around screamed and rushed over here. Xue Ru fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Afraid that she would be stepped on, Hang Li quickly turned around and pushed through the crowd to get to Xue Ru. He pulled up the little girl who was almost stepped on, and without caring about etiquette, he held her in his arms. When he looked up to look for Tang Ning, they were gone.
"Girl!"
“County Lady!!”
When Yue Jian was pushed away, her face fell.
The scattered fireworks over there splashed everywhere, and the loud noise mixed with the screams of the crowd almost covered up her voice.
The crowd was in such chaos that even the platforms that had been cordoned off were knocked to the ground, making the already chaotic crowd even more chaotic.
Yue Jian looked anxious. She kicked away the man who was rushing towards her and jumped onto the crowd. She saw Qian Qiyue in red holding Tang Ning beside her and being pushed to the lakeside.
"The county lady is by the lake!"
Yue Jian shouted, and several figures around him quickly rushed towards the lake.
Tang Ning was almost pushed backwards by the crowd, and she almost fell several times, and it was Qian Qiyue who pulled her back.
There were shrill screams in his ears and panicked crowds all around him. Tang Ning looked up and could only vaguely see the fireworks still setting off not far away.
She frowned and glanced around. Yue Jian and the others were nowhere to be seen. She said to Qian Qiyue with a worried look in her heart, "Sister Yue, be careful..."
Before she could finish her words, someone suddenly rushed towards them.
Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue fell backwards almost at the same time. When their feet hit empty air, Qian Qiyue turned her head to look at the lake which had appeared behind her without her knowing when.
She turned around forcefully and pushed Tang Ning on the shoulder, causing herself to fall even faster.
Tang Ning was pushed back to the shore, and before she could stand firmly, she fell into someone's arms. The sound of "splash" falling into the water behind her made her face change drastically. She turned her head quickly and saw Qian Qiyue and several other people who were standing by the lake being pushed into the water.
"Sister Ayue!!"
Tang Ning was shocked and wanted to go over.
The person behind her pulled her back and said, "Don't go over there. There are too many people. It's dangerous to fall into the water in the dark!"
Tang Ning was stunned when she turned around and saw Song Jinxiu, but she didn't care about anything else and just pushed him: "Get out of the way!!"
"Tang Ning..."
“Let go!”
Song Jinxiu was intimidated by the stern look on Tang Ning's face. As soon as he let go, Tang Ning reached the lake.
Qian Qiyue could be vaguely seen struggling at the place where she fell into the water. Her face was not clearly visible in the moonlight by the lake, but Tang Ning remembered that Sister Ayue could not swim...
As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she was stunned. Didn’t Qian Qiyue tell her that she couldn’t swim?
However, the crowd around was noisy, and those who fell into the water frightened others even more. She didn't have time to think about it. Seeing the lake water flooding towards Qian Qiyue's head, Tang Ning jumped directly into the water.
Song Jinxiu had no time to catch her: "Tang Ning!!"
"Girl!!"
When Yue Jian and the others came over, she saw that Tang Ning was gone, but Song Jinxiu was standing by the lake. She stepped forward and said sternly, "Song Langjun, have you seen my county lady?!"
Song Jinxiu said anxiously, "Tang Ning fell into the water."
The lake was pitch black and it was impossible to see who was who. Many of the people who had fallen into the water earlier could not swim, and the lake was filled with screams of terror as they struggled.
Yue Jian's face turned pale: "Which direction?"
“This way!”
As soon as Song Jinxiu pointed in a direction, Yue Jian jumped into the water without hesitation. Fu Laiqing and Qi Cheng, who had followed earlier, had just stood still. Before Qi Cheng could say anything, he saw Fu Laiqing jump into the lake without hesitation and submerged in the water.
“Ah Qing!!”
Qi Cheng was shocked, but Fu Laiqing turned a deaf ear to him. He only remembered seeing Qian Qiyue fall into the water.
Tang Ning still remembered the direction and swam towards Qian Qiyue. Her long skirt was soaked in water and dragged against the current, making it difficult for her to swim.
Fortunately, the lake was calm, allowing her to reach Qian Qiyue smoothly. Qian Qiyue was struggling but had no strength left. After choking on the water, she sank into the water.
When Tang Ning pulled the person up with force, Qian Qiyue vomited a large mouthful of water as soon as her head emerged from the water, and she choked and couldn't breathe.
"Sister Ayue."
"Tang...Tang Ning..."
"Don't be afraid, I'll take you up."
Tang Ning knew that she was not very strong and she might not be able to swim far with Qian Qiyue, but Yue Jian and the others would definitely come to find her, so as long as she didn't get submerged in the lake, she could always get out.
She whispered to Qian Qiyue to comfort her and asked her to cooperate in kicking the water. Qian Qiyue's lips were pale but she still tried her best to kick.
Some people around had already jumped into the water to rescue people. Tang Ning had just been swimming with Qian Qiyue for a while when she suddenly felt like someone was grabbing her foot.
Tang Ning was unexpectedly dragged into the water, and Qian Qiyue sank with her. Both of them choked on the water. Tang Ning vaguely felt someone approaching in the water, and she vaguely said, "Girls, I'm here to save you." Then someone reached out and hugged her.
"Go away!"
Tang Ning pulled Qian Qiyue up to the surface, and when he emerged from the water, he coughed and shouted loudly.
But the man still approached her and reached out to hug her regardless of anything. She couldn't see the man's face at all, she only vaguely knew that he was a man. The feeling of being dragged into the water before came back again. Someone pulled her feet hard, and she and Qian Qiyue sank again.
After the man approached, he hugged her waist directly. Tang Ning's face changed, and she grabbed the golden hairpin that she had just pulled off and stabbed it towards her body.
With a scream, the hand that had touched her quickly retracted. Before it could get close to her again, Qian Qiyue, who still had a trace of consciousness, kicked it in the back.
Just as the man was sinking into the water, someone else came over and grabbed Qian Qiyue. Her skirt fluttered in the water. Qian Qiyue used her remaining strength to bite the man. After struggling hard, she lost her strength and sank into the water.
Tang Ning wanted to pull Qian Qiyue but it was too late. He saw another figure swimming quickly towards the water, grabbing Qian Qiyue's hand and floating towards the surface.
Tang Ning had already paddled to Qian Qiyue's side at this time, grabbed the golden hairpin and stabbed her angrily.
Fu Laiqing felt a sudden pain in his arm. He vaguely saw Tang Ning holding the golden hairpin and hurriedly shouted, "Princess Yiyang, it's me."
Tang Ning paused: "Fu Laiqing?"
"Girl!"
Yue Jian was beside them now, holding the breathless Tang Ning: "Girl, are you okay?"
Tang Ning glanced at the place in the water just now. The person was nowhere to be seen. She saw that Qian Qiyue, who was held by Fu Laiqing, was half unconscious. She grabbed the golden hairpin with anger.
"Go back to shore first!"
The previous commotion by the lake had stopped, and those who fell into the water had been rescued. When Fu Laiqing swam to the shore with Qian Qiyue in his arms, he handed her over to Yue Jian and Tang Ning while no one was paying attention. He stayed in the water for a while before coming ashore from the other side. Everyone thought that Qian Qiyue was rescued by Tang Ning and the others.
Cang Lang had already brought his men to control the people around him. After the Qian family maids surrounded Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue with clothes, Tang Ning looked at Qian Qiyue, whose face was pale, and said in a cold voice, "Falling into the water was not an accident. Someone wanted to harm us."
Canglang's expression changed.
"Just now in the lake, there was a man who kept trying to get close to us."
Not to mention Fu Laiqing who had just arrived and was soaked all over, even Qi Cheng and Song Jinxiu changed their expressions.
After the woman fell into the water, her clothes were soaked. If she was rescued by a man, they would definitely have had physical contact. If she was really brought out of the water in public, then Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue...
Tang Ning's face was extremely gloomy. Although the man only reached out to her, he did not let Qian Qiyue go when he dragged them into the water. Moreover, the lake was too dark at that time and she could not see who was who. She didn't know whether the man was coming for her or Qian Qiyue.
"One was stabbed by me with a golden hairpin, and another was injured somewhere by Sister Ayue. There are people helping in the lake."
Canglang's face turned pale. He glanced at the extinguished fireworks over there and said coldly, "Yuejian, send the girls back first..."
"Isn't this the Princess of Yiyang County?"
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the crowd. Tang Ning looked up and saw Princess Leyang, the wife of Marquis Wenxin, and two other unfamiliar women walking towards them.
"What's wrong with you?" The wife of Marquis Wenxin was startled and walked over quickly.
Zhou Yuchang, who was following her, also ran over with a frown on her face: "Ayue? Tangning, what's wrong with Ayue?"
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